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Category Archives: behavior change
Transcendent Love
Continuing the chronicles of my spiritual journey… Last August, I took a course that I absolutely loved. It was an introduction to a contemplative educational philosophy, and it required a lot of inner work and reflection. At the center of … Continue reading
Posted in behavior change, faith, family, religion, spirituality
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my clean(ish) food journey continues (with recipes!)
I haven’t posted in too long. I haven’t slept more than 3 consecutive hours in too long too. There is a correlation there; I’m sure. So what am I eating these days? Lots of people wonder what I DO eat … Continue reading
Posted in behavior change, health
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To measure or not to measure…
To measure or not to measure. That has been the question I’ve had on this intervention. On the one hand, measures are useful indicators. On the other hand, for some of us, they come with a whole lot of feelings. … Continue reading
Posted in behavior change, fitness, health, personal reflection
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About my clean foods intervention.
For the next one hundred and twenty something days…until January 1 (midnight–New Year’s Eve) I will be adhering to this clean foods intervention that I designed for myself. Why? Here are a few of my reasons (in no particular order): … Continue reading
Posted in behavior change, health
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Wellness is a complex, holistic and lifelong pursuit.
DAY ONE of my intervention. It’s going well. I plan to write here regularly over the next few months to take time to reflect. I plan on writing at least twice a week. Next time I post, I will include … Continue reading
Posted in behavior change, health, personal reflection
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I’ve been blogging–just not here.
Sorry for the long hiatus in Twirling Leaf posts. I still love writing; it’s just that my recent blogging has been as a guest writer on Body Inspired Fitness’ website and not here. For anyone interested in catching up on … Continue reading
Posted in behavior change, fitness
Tagged body, Changer, Fitness, fitness website, Game, guest writer, health and fitness, mask game, oxygen mask, Twirling, website
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Discomfort may lead to improvement
Sorry for the long break in between posts. We had some splendid visitors (my mom and dad) for a couple of weeks, and I got out of the routine of posting. We are doing well out here. I finished … Continue reading
Focus Group Discussion Success!
Earlier in the day we went to visit a literacy and education class for women in a village named Mwachombe. It was really cool. These women are learning how to read and write and do mathematics. Our church, VCF, helps … Continue reading
Posted in behavior change, HIV/AIDS, personal reflection, rural Kenya
Tagged class, Discussion, education class, focus group discussion, literacy, literacy efforts, morning, rural women, Senya, vcf
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Sitting Sen and Collin’s Night to Shine
Today we went to a secondary school, and I wanted Collin to take a turn at leading on the questionnaire; I was happy to get to take the lead on caring for Sen. So, I volunteered to take Senya outside … Continue reading
Posted in behavior change, family, HIV/AIDS, personal reflection, rural Kenya
Tagged AIDS, blade of grass, having sex with a virgin, hiv aids, literature, mango, mango tree, popular belief, pressure, sex
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Saturday
I had intended to write a pretty detailed blog post last night about my experience conducting the questionnaires for the second time. After our full day, however, I ended up falling asleep with Senya while putting her to bed only … Continue reading
Posted in behavior change, family, personal reflection, travel
Tagged condom use, impressive experience, jot down, ocean, precise explanation, Senya, sex, straight faces, work, yesterday
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